ELYNN LEWIS
Silver Spring,MD
Summary
Passionate educator with proven ability to serve in professional learning, partner success, and sales capacities. Collaborative and strategic, drawing upon 12 years of experience in public education at the classroom, school, district, and university level. Committed to the success of educators and students across all spectrums of diversity.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Sales Consultant
Curriculum Associates
01.2021 - Current
- Expert on CA's product portfolio in Math and ELA, the issues faced by educators in the classroom, and the latest educational trends and competitor offerings at the local, state and national level,
- Demonstrate effective and innovative territory management through the creation and management of a $8.2M territory plan
- Establish and maintain consultative relationships with district and school leaders across the territory to understand and meet their unique needs
- Collaborate with the Professional Learning, Partner Success, National Director, Educator Success, Government Relations, Bids & Proposals, and internal Sales Support teams to achieve new business, upsell, and cross-sell goals.
- Work with IST, district, and school leaders to launch and carry out successful engagement campaigns focused on key i-Ready metrics and levers of success - specifically designed to address observed implementation health risk factors
- Active member of IST meetings, sharing information, problem-solving, and strategizing to ensure renewals and territory growth
- Utilize Salesforce and DOMO for territory health and planning
Account Manager
Curriculum Associates
06.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed over 100 accounts, at all service segment levels,
- Evaluated educator needs and developed tailored solutions to support educator and student success,
- Collaborated with Professional Learning and Sales to ensure each member of the IST had a strong voice in implementation and data reviews,
- Conducted new product walk-throughs and service overviews to increase upsell and cross-sell opportunities,
- Facilitated weekly IST meetings that included regular account reviews to identify areas for improvement and ensure continued success,
- Created team and personal organizational systems to meet role expectations and keep all IST members well-informed and connected,
- Consistently met and/or exceeded company renewal rate,
- Participated in internal work groups to establish clear communication and smoother transitions in onboarding new customers, and
- Led internal interest groups in analyzing data from an equity lens.
Senior Professional Development Specialist
Curriculum Associates
05.2017 - 06.2018
- Supported the implementation of district-wide curriculum and assessment adoptions and pilots in mathematics and literacy K-12 in large and dynamic school districts across Maryland and DC, including Baltimore City Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Schools, and Montgomery County Public Schools,
- Worked with district and school leaders to develop, monitor, and revise annual professional development plans and schedules, building a logical progression of learning grounded in educational best practice and based on their specific needs and data trends, ensuring support was additive and cohesive,
- Led district and school leaders in the use of data to evaluate instruction, identify areas of potential teacher development, and inform allocation and intervention decisions, and
- Supported teachers in understanding how to layer data from multiple sources to inform scaffolding and differentiation decisions, while holding high expectations for all students and themselves.
Instructional Specialist
Montgomery County Public Schools
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Provided direct support to select schools identified as 'in need of improvement' by building teacher capacity, unpacking and implementing district initiatives, and supporting staff in the analysis of student achievement data,
- Provided direct support to all 11 schools participating in the i-Ready/Ready Common Core Pilot in literacy on an individual teacher, grade-level, school-wide, and district-wide level,
- Provided direct support to first- and second-year reading specialists, as well as reading specialists in danger of not meeting standard, through one-on-one coaching sessions based on the MCPS Reading Specialist Standards, and
- Worked with school leaders to determine the instructional role of media specialists, ESOL teachers, special education teachers, and intervention teachers to maximize and align student support.
Adjunct Instructor
University Of Maryland, College Park
08.2013 - 05.2015
- Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in reading assessment and reading program leadership,
- Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans and activities to successfully meet course objectives and engage students,
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention, and
- Examined and graded assignments and assessments to report grades to appropriate personnel.
Reading Specialist
Kemp Mill Elementary School
07.2009 - 06.2015
- Title I, Spanish dual language PreK-5 school
- Planned and provided on-going professional development through presentations, work sessions, planning sessions, professional book studies, peer visits with reflection, coaching, and lesson modeling,
- Conducted observations of new and veteran teachers, providing written and oral feedback on their performance,
- Facilitated all Pre-K to Grade 5 weekly grade-level planning meetings to ensure critical conversations around learning goals, acceptable evidence of student learning, and appropriately scaffolded and rigorous learning experiences occurred for all students,
- Managed all aspects of the school-wide reading intervention program, including entry and exit criteria, student identification, materials evaluation and selection, scheduling, data monitoring, and staff training,
- Compiled and presented school-wide student performance data, as well as teacher and student voice data to evaluate school improvement progress,
- Administered formal and informal reading assessments to struggling and advanced readers in grades Pre-K to 5, providing detailed diagnostic reports to teachers, parents, and IEP teams, and
- Served as the teacher of record for temporary teacher vacancies in literacy for grades 4 and 5, responsible for all planning, instruction, and grading in reading and writing.
Teacher/Team Leader/Mentor Teacher
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
08.2004 - 06.2009
Education
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership -
Grand Canyon University
01.2013
M.Ed. in Reading Education w/ Reading Specialist Certification -
University of Maryland, College Park
01.2009
B.S. in Elementary Education -
University of Maryland, College Park
01.2004
Skills
- Relationship building
- Active listening
- Needs analysis
- Customer service & support
- Territory development
- Strategic planning
- Data analysis
- Organizational skills
- Curriculum knowledge
- K-12 Education
Accomplishments & Professional Learning
- Co-facilitator of CA's Black Employee Resource Group, 2020-2023
- Facilitating and Coaching for Equity
- Professional Learning Communities Institute
- Shared Leadership Teams Institute
- Literacy Instruction in Dual Language Programs
Timeline
Educational Sales Consultant
Curriculum Associates
01.2021 - Current
Account Manager
Curriculum Associates
06.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Professional Development Specialist
Curriculum Associates
05.2017 - 06.2018
Instructional Specialist
Montgomery County Public Schools
07.2015 - 05.2017
Adjunct Instructor
University Of Maryland, College Park
08.2013 - 05.2015
Reading Specialist
Kemp Mill Elementary School
07.2009 - 06.2015
Teacher/Team Leader/Mentor Teacher
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
08.2004 - 06.2009
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership -
Grand Canyon University
M.Ed. in Reading Education w/ Reading Specialist Certification -
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. in Elementary Education -
University of Maryland, College Park
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